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Division 4.7.3.2 Vision requirementsF1

United Kingdom

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  • aided or unaided distance visual acuity: 0,8 (right eye + left eye – measured separately), minimum of 0,3 for the worse eye,

  • maximum corrective lenses: hypermetropia + 5 / myopia – 8. The medical doctor may allow values outside this range in exceptional cases and after having sought the opinion of an eye specialist,

  • intermediate and near vision: sufficient whether aided or unaided,

  • contact lenses are allowed,

  • normal colour vision: using a recognised test, such as the Ishihara, completed by another recognised test if required,

  • vision field: normal (absence of any abnormality affecting the task to be performed),

  • vision for both eyes: effective,

  • binocular vision: effective,

  • contrast sensitivity: good,

  • absence of progressive eye disease,

  • lens implants, keratotomies and keratectomies are allowed only on condition that they are checked on a yearly basis or according to a frequency set by the medical doctor.

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F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/995 of 8 June 2015 amending Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).